Description
Vincenzo POIRET (1813-1867).
Esposizione della salma dell’augusto signore Don Carlo Maria Isidoro di Borbone, conte di Molina, in una sala del suo palazzo in Trieste ridotta a cappella ardente dal 12 al 16 marzo 1855
[Display of the remains of the venerable lord Don Carlos María Isidro de Borbón, Conde de Molina,, in a room of his palace in Trieste, which was converted into a chapel of rest from 12 to 16 March 1855]
Trieste: Bartolomeo Rodolfo Linassi [1855].
Lithography with title printed in gold, 47 x 63 cm (18.5 x 25 inches).
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Vincenzo POIRET (1813-1867).
Deposizione della salma dell’augusto signore Don Carlo Maria Isidoro di Borbone, conte di Molina, che ebbe luogo nella cappella di S. Carlo della chiesa cattedrale di S. Giusto in Trieste, il dì 31 marzo 1855
[The burial of the venerable lord Don Carlos María Isidro de Borbón, Conde de Molina, which took place in the chapel of St. Charles of the cathedral church of St. Giusto in Trieste, on 31 March 1855]
Trieste: Bartolomeo Rodolfo Linassi [1855].
Lithography with title printed in gold, 47 x 58 cm (18.5 x 22.8 inches).
Don Carlos María Isidro Benito de Borbón y Borbón-Parma (1788–1855) was the second surviving son of King Charles IV of Spain and his wife, Maria Luisa of Parma, as well as a Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain. He died in 1855 while in exile in Trieste. His funeral ceremony took place from March 12 to 31, 1855, and was attended by the public.
The first image presents the deceased’s body surrounded by candles and mourners at Palazzo Gossleth-Borbone, his final residence.
The second lithograph depicts Carlos’s funeral held in the chapel of Saint Charles Borromeo within the Trieste Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Justus.
The author Vincenzo Poiret(1813-1867) was of French origins, born in Trieste. He is today mostly known for his work in Zadar and illustrations of Croatian towns and
The lithographs were sold separately (Contemporary list of published prints in Austria Österreichische Blätter für Literatur und Kunst, 1855, p. 302, only mentions the first one) and are very rare. We could trace two institutional examples of each print, housed by the National Library of Spain (OCLC 1224984593, 1202780332, 1202777084) and University Library in Trieste.
References: Alessandro Dudan, Trois artistes français en Dalmatie. Actes du Congrès d’histoire de l’art organisé par la Société de l’Histoire de l’art français : Paris, 26 septembre-5 octobre 1921. 2, Communications présentées à la 2e section du congrès (1ère partie), 1924, p. 418 ; Itinerario la Spagna a Trieste Le tracce storiche del carlismo in città. Italiano Cattedrale di San Giusto. Cimitero di Sant’Anna. Palazzo Gossleth-Borbone (on-line source FOLLETO_TRIESTE_ITALIANO_SF_1.pdf).
